Just by chance, we lucked into a totally awesome hotel in Bangkok. Not only were we upgraded to a deluxe premium studio, with nice swan towels and roses for our honeymoon and a good view, but it had a washer/dryer! Considering we only brought enough clothing for about a week, and have been each wearing one of our two pairs of hiking pants almost everyday, that is a huge score. Really, it’s the little things
      

The hotel also had a nice pool (used for a brief dip one night) and delicious cocktails one could order poolside.
      

From a N.Y. Times article earlier in the year, we had heard about Bang Krachao, Bangkok’s ‘green lung’, a short ferry ride across the Chao Phraya river. Well, you could sort of call it a ferry . . . it was more like one of those canoes you might rent on Town Lake, with what Ryan described as a weed wacker motor on back. That thing the people are getting into, that is the ferry.

We rented relatively awful bikes and headed off first to the Bang Nam Phueng floating market (tried some yummy food and drink), followed by the Siamese Fighting Fish Gallery (slightly odd, like a bunch of aquariums people would have in their homes), ending at the Sri Nakorn Khuankhan Park (some good wildlife sightings and pretty lake views).

            

Back on the Bangkok side of the river, we followed a local to another market in the Khlong Toei district. As Ryan has accurately described, I love color and looking at odd and colorful fruits and vegetables and foods, which means I am totally addicted to walking through all these Asian markets. It’s like a child being presented with shiny colorful objects!